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Henry Clay Four Autograph Letters Signed.Henry Clay Autograph Letter Signed "H. Clay." Two pages (of a bifolium) with an integral address leaf with free frank signed by Clay, 8" x 10", Washington [D.C.]; January 23, 1826. An autograph letter signed by Clay, then serving as Secretary of State, to John Hough James (1800-1881), a Cincinnati lawyer, banker, farmer, politician, writer, and Clay's friend, in which Clay discusses his health and opposition in Congress to the John Quincy Adams administration. The letter in part reads: "The disposition to oppose the Administration in Congress is, I think, less strong now than it was at the commencement of the Session; but this is not the effect of any diminution to the desire to oppose, on the part of a few, but from a conviction that opposition is pointless. In Richmond they are endeavoring to get up a 'crisis,' but every body out of Virginia sees that their telescope only wants wiping, or to receive a different direction." The letter is virtually detached at the crease of the bifolium; there is paper loss along the left-hand edges and on the left-hand side of the address sheet where the wax seal was broken. Two circle adhesives are attached to left-side of letter.
Henry Clay Autograph Letter Signed "H. Clay." Two pages (of a bifolium) with an integral address leaf with free frank signed by Clay, 7.75" x 10", Washington [D.C.]; November 17, 1826. A letter from Secretary of State Clay to James in which Clay discusses the practice of law, his inclination to avoid involvement in appointments, and the political situation. The letter is separated between the two sheets of the bifolium; there is paper loss on the address leaf where the seal was broken; slight to heavy toning; and tape repairs to the verso of the address leaf.
Henry Clay Autograph Letter Signed "H. Clay." One page (of a bifolium) with integral address leaf, Senate Chamber [Washington, D.C.]; April 24, 1832. Letter from Clay, temporarily out of office, to James, in which he enclosed a check for $150. The letter is virtually separated at the crease between pages of the bifolium; the bottom part of the first page has been cut off; there is paper loss on the address leaf where the seal has been broken; slight paper loss at the right-hand edges of the pages.
Henry Clay Autograph Letter Signed "H. Clay." One page (of a bifolium) with integral address leaf with free frank signed by Clay, 7.75" x 9.75", Washington [D.C.]; January 29, 1838. Letter from Clay, now a U.S. Senator, to James, in which Clay thanks James for introducing resolutions relating to the federal government in the Ohio legislature. With separations along the crease of the bifolium; there is paper loss on the address leaf where the seal has been broken.
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